Date: April 28, 1977
Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV β A New Hope) is released in US theaters. Date: May 25, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 25 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Great Lakes Blizzard Dumps 3 Metres of Snow…
Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history. Date: March 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other…
Hua Guofeng succeeds Mao Zedong as paramount leader of China. Date: October 12, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 12 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Havana JosΓ© MartΓ Airport Plane Crash Kills 67, May 27, 1977Spain Holds First Democratic Elections…
The 1977 Hanafi Siege: Around 150 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations. Date: March 11, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 11 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The 1977 Vrancea earthquake in eastern and southern Europe kills more than 1,500, mostly in Bucharest, Romania. Date: March 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 4 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Manolis Andronikos Discovers Philip II of Macedon’s Tomb…
Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board. Date: September 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 27 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1977Deng…